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Ict Usage At Rural Libraries: Does Positive Youth Development Exist?, Samsul Farid Samsuddin, Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril Sep 2019

Ict Usage At Rural Libraries: Does Positive Youth Development Exist?, Samsul Farid Samsuddin, Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study was to discover the Positive Youth Development (PYD) dimensions towards ICT usage in rural libraries among youths in Malaysia. This is a quantitative design and descriptive study in nature, which involved 400 respondents among rural youths from 16 selected rural libraries in four states of Peninsular Malaysia were chosen based on multistage cluster and simple random sampling. Rural youth community in Malaysia exhibited a high level of PYD towards ICT usage at rural libraries especially on the level of confidence when using ICT. Based on the analysis performed, education level and employment status have significance difference, meanwhile, age …


Library Services: A Panacea For Community Development In Ogun State, Nigeria., Elizabeth Babarinde, Ayokunle James Adeshina Apr 2019

Library Services: A Panacea For Community Development In Ogun State, Nigeria., Elizabeth Babarinde, Ayokunle James Adeshina

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This research was carried with the sole aim of finding out how to improve the economic status of the rural dwellers in Ogun State, Nigeria. It is based on empirical evidence to elucidate the role of the public library in the development of the rural sector of the society. The descriptive study sampled 300 male and female rural dwellers through the use of questionnaire and focus group discussion as instruments of data collection. The focus group discussion was specifically chosen in a bid to have an interactive session with the respondents so as to gain information not captured in the …


Public Library Role For The Development Of Socio Economic Conditions Of Lodha Community In Senna And Chandana Mouza, Keshiary Block, Paschim Medinipur, Supriya Mallik, Jayanta Kr Nayek Jan 2018

Public Library Role For The Development Of Socio Economic Conditions Of Lodha Community In Senna And Chandana Mouza, Keshiary Block, Paschim Medinipur, Supriya Mallik, Jayanta Kr Nayek

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Public libraries play an important role in promoting rural community development of rural areas. Information needs of rural public library users (especially backward community people with lower income group) are different from other public library users. To study their need, a survey has been conducted on Lodha community in Senna and Chandana Mouza at Keshiary block of Paschim Medinipur. A structured questionnaire was prepared to collect data from different economically backward public library users. The aim of our study is to know the basic community information needs and information seeking pattern of public library users of Keshiary block, Paschim Medinipur. …